McIlroy would likely play in the Irish Open which he and his foundation host and is also going to play in the Omega European Masters due to his sponsor.

Other big European Tour events he could choose would be tournaments like the Scottish Open, BMW PGA Championship, DP World Tour Championship and Turkish Airlines Open.

The European Tour events he has played in this year (outside of majors and WGCs) are: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dubai Desert Classic, BMW PGA Championship, Irish Open, Nedbank Golf Challenge and DP World Tour Championship.

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However, with his omission of the two big middle eastern events early in the year in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it does look like he will be struggling to complete the full quota.

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